Organic Arts is celebrating today after being awarded a grant of £158,385 from the Big Lottery Fund.
The fund will support Organic Arts’ community garden for the next five years which gives people to opportunity to engage in a variety of garden based practical activities on the outskirts of Exeter in Ide.
It offers volunteering opportunities for anyone who wants to get involved but is particularly targeted at people with mental health issues, physical disabilities, learning disabilities and people recovering from addiction.
Family fun for the post-rave generation of parents. Helping parents be responsibly irresponsible since 2013.
We return to Exeter Phoenix after the summer break for our "Electric Boogaloo" themed family rave on 13th November.
Headline DJ Cut La Roc (Skint / Rocstar), Micky C (Thump Events), plus resident Little My play (grown up) dance music on the multi-sensory dancefloor with glitter cannons, bubbles and giant parachute dance.
Breakin' workshops upstairs in the Voodoo Lounge with Just 4 Funk (kids AND parents welcome to come and learn to pop 'n' lock), plus DJ...
Your essential guide to what’s on in and around Exeter this weekend (14-16 October):
THEATRE
Pride and Prejudice Friday & Saturday, Exeter Northcott Theatre A highly praised and sparkling interpretation of one of the most loved and romantic stories of all time, this is a must for Austen fans and those looking for a fresh and surprising new piece of theatre. Fast and very funny – this chance to catch the five Bennett sisters and the whole world of Austen brought to life by just two actors is a treat not to be missed. https://exeternorthcott.co.uk
A UK exhibition tour of many ‘never before seen’ photographs of David Bowie has been extended to include a visit to Exeter next spring.
After a sell out 2016 tour, Off Beat Lounge, in conjunction with David Bowie’s official photographer, Denis O’Regan have added an extra eight locations to their 2017 UK tour of Mini dealerships, exhibiting forty photographs, many of which have never been seen by the public before, documenting Denis’ time touring the world with David Bowie. The tour will now visit the Westerley MINI showroom on Matford Park Road in Exeter for one night only on the...
Exeter Deaf Academy students will share what they imagine might happen at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery (RAMM) at night in the launch of their “Writing With Our Hands” film on Wednesday 19th October.
The showing is part of Exeter’s exetreme imagination festival of writing and stories.
Inspired by objects from the RAMM collection, Exeter Deaf Academy students have produced a book of poetry entitled “Writing With Our Hands”. Working with RAMM and Stories Connect, the students transformed their anthology into a short story “Night at the Museum” which is...
Join Exeter Cookery School for an afternoon of cookery demonstrations, tea and tastings to celebrate real vanilla.
Since its launch in 2014, National Real Vanilla Day has become an important date in the calendar year for the LittlePod company's friends, suppliers and customers, many of whom are based here in the West Country.
Following last year's hugely successful event at Bumble and Bee in Exmouth, this special day, which is dedicated to informing people about this most marvellous and exotic commodity, is being hosted by Exeter's newest venue on the quay - the fabulous...
A total of 26 players have now signed up for the Eamonn Dolan Memorial Match with Richard Logan, Glenn Cronin, Alan Gow and John Hodge all set for a return to St James Park. The game, which is being held on Sunday, October 23, with a 1pm kick-off, will see two Exeter City XIs made up of players Eamo played with, managed or brought through battle it out at St James Park with all the money raised going to two chosen causes – Action Bladder Cancer UK and Exeter City Academy. Glenn Cronin was an integral part of Eamo’s side when he was manager at Exeter City. The Dublin-born midfielder, now 35...
The reinstatement of Devon’s roads by utility companies will be examined by Devon County Council’s Place Scrutiny Committee next month (November).
The latest findings from the County Council’s annual coring programme, which tests work by utility companies, has revealed that standards have slipped over the past year.
Around 300 core samples were randomly taken from utility reinstatements across the county from July 2015 to July 2016. This programme examined samples from 146 roads and 155 footways, all of which had complied with visual inspections.
CEDA is a registered charity supporting people with disabilities to have a say in the way they live their lives. The organisation is currently expanding with a waiting list of potential new members for all services.
CEDA are currently running a very active recruitment drive looking for fun, vibrant, outgoing people to work as part of an ever expanding team!
If you’re an outdoorsy sporty type, comic book buff, music fanatic, gamer nerd, art whizz or just have a passion for all the good things in life then give CEDA a call – they are looking for you!
See in the New Year in style with Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s traditional celebration of Johann Strauss, the King of Waltz. Don’t miss your chance to hear his waltzes, marches and polkas as they should be heard – played by a full symphony orchestra! Join Frank Zielhorst and star soprano Soraya Mafi and experience the sparkling atmosphere and light-heartedness of the Viennese dance halls.
